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Bennet Continues CO Innovation Tour at Never Summer Industries

Iconic Colorado company holds patents on innovative snowboard designs

Apr 17, 2014
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet toured Never Summer Industries’ manufacturing facility as a part of his statewide innovation tour. Never Summer makes snowboards, skis, and longboards and is one of only a handful of snowboard companies that manufacture in the U.S. Never Summer was founded by Colorado brothers Tim ...
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Bennet Welcomes Finalized Policies to Promote Year-Round Recreation at Ski Areas

New Guidelines Prompted by 2011 Udall-Bennet Bill

Apr 16, 2014
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today welcomed the U.S. Forest Service’s finalized policy guidelines to promote year-round recreation at Colorado’s ski areas. The new guidelines were prompted after Congress passed a bill introduced by Senator Mark Udall and cosponsored by Bennet to help boost Colorado’s recre...
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Gang of 8 Members on the Anniversary of Senate Immigration Reform Bill Intro

Apr 16, 2014
On the one-year anniversary of the introduction of S.744, The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013, Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and Michael Bennet (D-CO), all members of the Senate’s “Gang of 8,” issued the following state...
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From Family Farm to Pint Glass: Rural Development Funds Supporting Small Business Growing Barley for Brewers

Alamosa-based company supplying Colorado craft brewers

Apr 16, 2014
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a small business in the San Luis Valley a grant of $39,000 to help it develop a business plan to expand its production of locally-grown, high-quality malts for Colorado craft brewers. What began as Cody’s farm, a family...
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Bennet Continues CO Innovation Tour at Mountain Racing Products Manufacturing Facility

Inventive company holds multiple patents for cutting-edge bike components

Apr 15, 2014
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet toured the Mountain Racing Products manufacturing facility as a part of his statewide innovation tour. Mountain Racing Products, a leading supplier of components for the biking industry, holds a number of patents on everything from seatposts to chain guides. “Colorado companies l...
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Bennet Congratulates Vail Police Department, Catholic Charities on Winning DOJ's Sutin Award

2013 Sutin Civic Imagination Award Recognizes Police, Volunteer Collaborations

Apr 15, 2014
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today congratulated Vail Police Department Chief Dwight Henninger and Catholic Charities Regional Coordinator Megan McGee Bonta on being named recipients of the 2013 L. Anthony Sutin Civic Imagination Award. The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) giv...
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Bennet Kicks off Innovation Tour with Visits to VanDyne SuperTurbo HQ, CSU Engines Lab in Northern Colorado

Visit follows Bennet's appointment to chair Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources

Apr 14, 2014
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet visited the VanDyne SuperTurbo engines lab at Colorado State University’s (CSU) Powerhouse Energy Institute and VanDyne’s headquarters in Loveland to talk with leaders about their work to develop the energy efficient SuperTurbo engine. The visits come on the heels of Bennet&r...
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Bennet Launches Statewide Innovation Tour

Apr 14, 2014
Will Talk Patents, CO Innovation Economy in Loveland, Fort Collins, Denver, Boulder, Grand Junction, Colorado Springs Follow along at #COinnovation This week, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet will visit companies across Colorado that exemplify the state’s innovation economy. The tour will highlight Colorado’s i...
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